Elon Musk lashed out at Australia’s prime minister on Tuesday after a court ordered his social media company X to take down footage of an alleged terrorist attack in Sydney, and said the ruling meant any country could control “the entire internet.” At a hearing overnight, Australia’s Federal Court ordered X, formerly called Twitter, to...
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Musk decries Australian court ‘censorship’ of X terror posts
Sydney: Elon Musk lashed out at Australia’s prime minister on Tuesday after a court ordered his social media company X to take down footage of an alleged terrorist attack in Sydney, and said the ruling meant any country could control “the entire internet”. At a hearing overnight, Australia’s Federal Court ordered X, formerly called Twitter,...
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Musk slams Australian court over ‘censorship’ of alleged X terror posts
3 min read Last Updated : Apr 23 2024 | 9:31 AM IST Elon Musk lashed out at Australia’s prime minister on Tuesday after a court ordered his social media company X to take down footage of an alleged terrorist attack in Sydney, and said the ruling meant any country could control “the entire...
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Elon Musk calls Australian court ruling ‘censorship’
Elon Musk lashed out at Australia’s prime minister today after a court ordered his social media company X (formerly Twitter) to take down footage of an alleged terrorist attack in Sydney, and said the ruling meant any country could control “the entire internet”. At a hearing overnight, Australia’s Federal Court ordered X to temporarily hide...
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‘Arrogant billionaire’: Elon Musk, Australian PM clash over church stabbing posts – Times of India
An Australian federal court has issued an injunction against Elon Musk‘s social media platform, X (formerly known as Twitter), mandating the removal of specific posts related to the stabbing of Assyrian church bishop, Mar Mari Emmanuel, during a service in Sydney. The incident, which was partially captured in videos that spread on social media, led...
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Elon Musk loses Australia court hearing over Sydney knife attack posts
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said no one was above the law, and labeled the tech entrepreneur as “arrogant” and out of touch | Photo: Bloomberg 2 min read Last Updated : Apr 23 2024 | 7:44 AM IST By Ben Westcott Elon Musk’s social network X has been hit with an interim...
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Musk to challenge order on removal of Australian church stabbing videos from X
The owner of social media platform X, Elon Musk, on Tuesday (April 23) said that they will challenge an Australian injunction which has asked the platform to remove the videos of the church stabbing incident that took place in Sydney. An injunction was secured by Australia’s internet watchdog late Monday as per which X is...
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Aussie teen stuns with global award
Teenage skateboarding sensation Arisa Trew has become the sole Australian to be honoured at world sport’s biggest awards gala alongside Novak Djokovic. The 14-year-old from the Gold Coast, who is eyeing off a spot at the Paris Olympics, was named action sportsperson of the year at the lavish Laureus World Sports Awards ceremony in Madrid...
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Three Australian activists are sailing into a war zone. They think having the world’s eyes on them will keep them safe
Just weeks after aid worker Zomi Frankcom was killed in Israeli air strikes, three Australians are embarking on an unauthorised mission to deliver food and medical supplies to war-torn Gaza. “We all feel like this horror is too much to bear, that something desperately has to be done,” Surya McEwen said. The 38-year-old care worker from...
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Elon Musk’s X threatens legal fight with Australian government over take-down notice
By Georgia Roberts for ABC Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was stabbed during a service at Christ The Good Shepherd Church in Sydney on 15 April 2024. Photo: Screenshot / YouTube Elon Musk’s social media platform X is threatening a legal fight with the Australian government after being issued a take-down notice for X posts, including...
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What can the government do about X’s refusal to take down violent videos?
Elon Musk’s social media platform X is threatening a legal fight with the Australian government after being issued a take-down notice for X posts, including videos of the recent Sydney stabbings. Billionaire X Corp owner Mr Musk has angered the government by pledging to fight an order to remove graphic footage of the stabbing attacks from his...
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Australian judge bans X from sharing video of bishop being stabbed in Sydney church
MELBOURNE, Australia – An Australian judge on Monday ruled that social media platform X must block every user in the world from accessing video of a bishop being stabbed in a Sydney church, extending the prohibition beyond users in Australia. X Corp., the tech company rebranded by billionaire Elon Musk when he bought Twitter last...